Galaxy · Elliptical
[KK2000] 03
[KK2000] 03 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydrus, 13.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydrus |
| Distance | 13.4 million light-years (4.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,850 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.16 |
| Luminosity | 6.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 24m 42.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −73° 30′ 46″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.16. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 16° N. South of latitude 16° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 13 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 237.2 billion years.